Commerce international et finance
SEZs and economic transformation: towards a developmental approach
Main Title:
Transnational Corporations
26,
pp 27
- 48
(2019)
sept. 2019
Article
This study presents a three-pillared analytical framework for the success factors and development outcomes of special economic zones (SEZs). The core argument is that countries that adopt a well-structured approach towards SEZs that they can align with the broader development strategy, executive effectively, and continuously evaluate and manoeuvre over time, are more successful in achieving SEZ-led economic transformation than others. This requires strategic bureaucratic competencies to make the right choices and set clear strategic directions; strategic bureaucratic learning to dynamically and interactively engage in adjusting the strategies when needed; and strategic bureaucratic strengths to implement the strategy effectively. These elements in turn need an effective political leadership with a strong development focus that can energise and motivate bureaucracies. The study revisits the experience of successful, not-so-successful and least successful countries across the globe within this framework and concludes by raising some pertinent concerns about SEZ-led development strategy that emerge from the analysis.
Creating an inclusive digital economy is vital to achieving the SDGs
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 18
- 19
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
Since the birth of the World Wide Web in 1990 the world has witnessed the beginning of an extraordinary fourth wave of industrialization. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) from computers and smartphones to mobile apps, networked smart sensors, web-enabled drones and cars now pervade the personal and professional lives of those living in the industrialized world.
Why labour-intensive business is the future of job creation
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 20
- 21
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
The battle against unemployment continues to rage and nowhere more so than in developing economies. There is good reason for that. For example, in Africa more youths will enter the labour market in the next 15 years than in the rest of the world combined. Systemic change is needed to reverse the trend of jobless growth by shifting focus from labour to resource productivity to re-design employment markets fit for the 21st century.
Bringing SMEs into the sustainability process
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2015,
pp 12
- 14
(2015)
août 2015
Article
One of the pivotal factors as the world takes up the challenge of the new Global Goals for Sustainable Development, will be the engagement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Bringing international accounting standards to SMEs in the Arab world
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2014,
pp 20
- 21
(2014)
janv. 2014
Article
When I first contemplated setting up Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International (TAGI) in the early 1970s, the business landscape in the Arab world was in desperate need of transformation. The region was experiencing the dawn of an oil boom that would transform the lives of millions through an influx of global brands in pursuit of business opportunities and partnerships.
How the private sector drives economic growth and well-being
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2014,
pp 24
- 24
(2014)
août 2014
Article
Since the creation of the original Millennium Development Goals in 2000, the crucial role played by the private sector in delivering economic, social and environmental development has become better understood. In fact, the private sector in every country is simply the community at work and, as a part of that community, business today comprehends its impacts better than ever before. Its influence on economic and social development, respect for the environment, and efficiently and effectively managing resources represents an important contribution to the well-being of its communities.
Sustainable trade for all
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2015,
pp 3
- 3
(2015)
août 2015
Article
Earlier this year, the World Trade Organization hosted its 15th annual Public Forum under the theme ‘Trade Matters to Everyone’. We could say the same about sustainable development. In fact, the two are intertwined: sustainable trade matters to everyone.
Trade, investment, development: The EU perspective on voluntary assurance schemes
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2015,
pp 26
- 27
(2015)
août 2015
Article
Sustainable development is at the core of European Union (EU) action both at home and around the word. This is a principle enshrined in the provisions of the EU Treaty and an objective guiding all of our different policies – whether we are working on the internal market, on our relations with partner countries or on global matters.
Tackling supply chain challenges with credible standards
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2015,
pp 32
- 33
(2015)
août 2015
Article
What is the real role of sustainability standards in supply chains? This was a question we had been grappling with for a long time at the ISEAL Alliance, the global membership association for sustainability standards that I head. Hence, we began in late 2014 to interview companies to learn from all kinds of businesses as to what they saw as the value of working with credible standards systems. We wanted to know if certification made good sense from a business perspective.
How improving garment workers' jobs leads to better development
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2015,
pp 28
- 29
(2015)
août 2015
Article
The global garment industry is a key source of employment, income and growth for developing countries, especially in Asia. However, events like the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh exposed the sector’s challenges in a dramatic way. Improving safety and working conditions for garment workers has become a top priority.
A step in the right direction for trade in sustainable development goals
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2014,
pp 25
- 26
(2014)
août 2014
Article
AUN open working group charged with developing a proposed set of global sustainable development goals (SDGs) wrapped up 18 months of discussion in mid- July, endorsing 17 suggested goals and 169 targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire next year. In the MDGs, trade policy was included in Goal 8 – develop a global partnership for development – chiefly as an enabler of economic growth through improved market access for developing-country exports. Commentators involved in the SDG-debate over the past months have argued that the new framework should provide an opportunity for trade policy to be a more integral part of development plans. Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), recently stressed that trade’s role in the post-2015 agenda should ‘not be reduced simply to trade liberalization. Rather, trade should be recognised more broadly as a development policy instrument.’
Q&A with WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2014,
pp 16
- 17
(2014)
janv. 2014
Article
International Trade Forum talks with Francis Gurry, Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), about how small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) can gain from increasing their intellectual property (IP) knowledge.
Fair growth for all through tourism
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2014,
pp 10
- 11
(2014)
janv. 2014
Article
Tourism represents the perfect blend of contemporary globalization, incorporating trade, mobility, people, and development. It has proven its endurance amid persisting global economic challenges, geopolitical changes, and natural and man-made crises.
The power of fashion in development
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2014,
pp 33
- 33
(2014)
déc. 2014
Article
Women’s economic empowerment and fashion took centre stage at the United Nations’ New York headquarters on 22 September during a luncheon hosted and chaired by Arancha González, the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Agenda from 11 January 2016
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 37
- 37
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
Photo special: Trading for a better tomorrow
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 8
- 9
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
For several years, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has worked towards mainstreaming gender into the organization’s daily work. This is true for its dedicated ‘global’ Gender, Trade and Development Programme, as well as for its many smaller projects. UNCTAD also works to encourage its member states to maintain a gender balance, for example in their cabinets and in their national trade facilitation committees.
Three reasons financial technology works for green SMEs
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 32
- 33
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
For years, technology has been adopted by large organizations to streamline operations with little innovation. Advances in technology and data management capabilities now provide an opportunity to disrupt traditional financing, create new value in the green economy, at large scale and with reduced transaction costs. Fintech – short for financial technology – has become the new buzzword and it has already seen tremendous success in crowd funding and market lending areas.
A journey through a fellowship at ITC
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 36
- 36
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
The Mo Ibrahim Fellowship has been described as a programme designed to mentor future African leaders. For example, fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key multilateral institutions: the International Trade Centre (ITC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).
A revolution for gender parity?
Main Title:
International Trade Forum
2016,
pp 27
- 28
(2016)
oct. 2016
Article
Because I am a woman, I will earn between 25% and 40% less that a man doing the same job, if I’m lucky, according to numbers released by UN Women.
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